Another exciting episode of the Android Buffet podcast Show Notes In Other News Used eBook Sales Are Now Illegal in Europe Former Hostgator employee arrested, charged with rooting 2700 servers Is it legal to shut down cellular networks in an emergency? The Origo won’t let Smartphone Addicts Start Car Unless Phone is Inaccessible Verizon has a Special Announcement… Read More »
Guru and Jere are joined by Robbie Ferguson, host of Category 5 Technology TV. Show Notes In Other News Google pressures Swedish Language Council to redefine proposed word, ogooglebar. The Swedish Language Council removed the word rather than get into the debate of how to define ogooglebar. Why Carriers Love Smartphones: Mobile Data to exceed 40% of Total… Read More »
Another week Show Notes In Other News White House agrees you should be able to unlock your cell phone. U.S Senator introduces bill to allow cell phone carrier unlocking. Platform News New distribution numbers, Jelly Bean is 16.5%, ICS is 28.6%, Gingerbread is 44.6, which means 4.0 and above now exceeed Gingerbread’s share of the platform. Google Play… Read More »
Guru and Jere get together a day late to recap the news. Show Notes In Other News A new startup working on a system that would make keys pop up on a touch screen and disappear when not needed. Researchers were able to dump the contents of an encrypted Galaxy Nexus’s RAM by freezing it. TruPhone, known for… Read More »
What is the plan for this week? Show Notes In Other News Robert Bork passes away. Bork’s video rental history being leaked lead to the Video Privacy Act of 1988, just overturned by the House on behalf of Netflix. Bork also was the man who fired the special prosecutor during the Watergate scandals in 1973. Bork will be… Read More »
Jere is tired and pantless, Guru closes the show. Show Notes In Other News Student’s expulsion for refusing to wear RFID tag put on hold until next week Republic Wireless exits beta, offers unlimited service for just $19 a month. only one phone, the Motorola Defy XT, available for $249. Platform News Court says HTC must let Samsung’s… Read More »
Another week of the show.Guru tests a new streamer. Show Notes In Other News Bill Hill, who was one of the inventors of Microsoft’s ClearType system, passed away. Guru at Google Labs acts like a basic Google Now over GTalk, Guru waits for royalty checks After 80 years, Newsweek to eliminate print edition and go digital only in… Read More »
Jere returns for another joint episode with Droid Nation. Show Notes In Other News VoLTE on Verizon launching end of 2013 Platform News Google brings trial subscriptions to Google Play. Android 4.1.2 released to AOSP today, adds performance, stability, and bug fixes. Android Developer’s Guide releases advice about building quality tablet apps Samsung Creates F2FS, a New Open… Read More »
Android Buffet teams up with Droid Nation.
Monday for a day. Show Notes In Other News Clifford the Big Red Dog turns 50. What if your wireless carrier paid you to sign up new customers? Solavei, a new MVNO operating on T-Mobile and offers unlimited talk, text, and 4G of data service for $49 a month. Each person you refer to Solavei gets you $20… Read More »